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mayoral candidates

Public transit — mayoral candidates respond to a WPLN listener’s question

Cynthia Abrams

August 2, 2023

WPLN asked Nashville’s mayoral candidates questions from listeners. Here’s what they had to say on public transportation.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: cars, mayor, Mayor's race 2023, mayoral candidates, Mayoral election, Mayoral Race 2023, Nashville mayoral race, Nashville transit referendum, public transit, public transportation, rail network, traffic, traffic fatalities, train, transit, transportation, WeGo

In Nashville mayor’s race, there are wide gaps in campaign fundraising and spending

Cynthia Abrams

July 24, 2023

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Nashville is in the throes of early voting, and, with 11 candidates running for mayor, it’s still anyone’s race. But, some candidates may have more gas left in the tank than others — at least as far as finances go.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: campaign finance, campaign finance reports, campaign fundraising, campaign money, Elections, finance reports, fundraising totals, loans, mayoral candidates, Mayoral Race 2023, Nashville mayor, Nashville mayoral race

Environment — mayoral candidates respond to a WPLN listener’s question

Cynthia Abrams

July 14, 2023

Early balloting opens July 14, as Nashville voters head to the polls to elect the city’s next mayor. Choices are far from limited — with a field that rounds out to 12 candidates. WPLN News solicited questions from our audience on the issues they are most concerned about. We’ve selected five that we presented to […]

Filed Under: Environment, Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 2023 election, climate change, environment, Mayor's race 2023, mayoral candidates, Mayoral election, Mayoral Race 2023, Nashville, Nashville mayor, Nashville mayoral race

Gun violence in Nashville — mayoral candidates respond to a WPLN listener’s question

Cynthia Abrams

July 10, 2023

One WPLN listener asks the candidates: How are you going to protect our children at school?

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: gun reform, gun safety, gun violence, Mayor's race 2023, mayoral candidates, Mayoral Race 2023, Nashville mayoral race, public safety, school safety, school security, special session

Nashville affordable housing — mayoral candidates respond to a WPLN listener’s question

Cynthia Abrams

July 7, 2023

WPLN asked Nashville’s mayoral candidates questions from listeners. Here’s what they had to say on affordable housing.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 2023 election, affordable housing, city, city-state relations, climate change, Early voting, election, environment, General Assembly, gun violence, Housing, Mayor's race 2023, mayoral candidates, Mayoral election, Mayoral Race 2023, Nashville mayor, Nashville mayoral race, public transit, school safety, transit

Can Nashville ever overhaul its transit system? Here’s what the candidates for mayor think.

Cynthia Abrams

June 8, 2023

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Five years after a plan to revamp Nashville’s transportation network was defeated, the candidates in this year’s mayoral election are rethinking what public transit looks like in the city as it struggles to support its explosive growth.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: civic design center, mayoral candidates, Mayoral Race 2023, metro, Nashville Metro Council, Nashville transit referendum, neighbor 2 neighbor, public transit, transit, Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee, transit funding, Trevecca Nazarene University, Urban Housing Solutions, Walk Bike Nashville

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